COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN OPTICAL DISPENSING

The purpose of this qualification is to provide graduates with the minimum requirements for accreditation and registration with the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a dispensing optician.

Type: Undergraduate diploma

Duration: full time 3 years

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Ophthalmic lenses


• Dispensing optics


• Optics


• General anatomy and physiology


• General physics


• Mathematics and statistics


• Visual optics


• Ocular anatomy and physiology

Second Year Subjects:

• Ophthalmic lenses


• Dispensing optics


• Visual optics


• Ocular anatomy and physiology


• Environmental optics


• Practice management and ethics

Third Year Subjects:

• Opticianry practice

Careers: Dispensing optician, optomotrist.

Source: www.cput.ac.za

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